NEWS
8
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 8 July, 2016
Nominate your Pharmacist for Pharmacist of the Year PEOPLE across the country are being encouraged to nominate their pharmacist for Pharmacist of the Year. Clanwilliam The Pharmacist Awards is an annual event that recognises the contribution of the pharmacy profession to healthcare. The ‘Patient Nominated Award’ is awarded to a pharmacist
who goes above and beyond to help their patients or community and make a positive impact on their life or health. The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is encouraging members of the public to get behind their local pharmacist and nominate them for this special award. Daragh Connolly, IPU President, said, “These
Greg Broderick in last year's Aga Khan Cup.
Awards are an important event each year. There are pharmacists who go above and beyond their roles every day for their patients and communities. The Awards are a great way of recognising this and we are encouraging people to get involved.” close Nominations 15th July, so make sure you log on to www.pharmacistawards.com to vote.
Newly elected Chairperson of the Comeragh District Cllr. John O'Leary with seated Eddie Ruane, Fergus Galvin (Waterford City & County Council) and Michael Walsh, CEO Watertord City & County Council. Standing from left: Cllr. Liam Brazil, Cllr. Declan Clune, Cllr. Ray Murphy, Cllr. Michael J Ryan and Cllr. Seanie Power. [Sean Byrne//Deise Media]
Nations Cup Te a m s a n n o u n c e d fo r D u b l i n H o rse S h ow
Michael Quinn, Three Sisters 2020, and MEP Liadh Ní Riada at Kilkenny Castle.
Olympic medal hopefuls competing at July’s Show THIS month’s Dublin Horse Show offers visitors a chance to see gold medal contenders for this Summer’s Olympic Games competing in this year’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup next month. With many show jumping teams using Dublin as one of their final competitive preparations before going to Brazil, Ireland will have to be at their best to retain the Aga Khan Trophy they won in such style last year. Battling them for top spot will be 2012 Olympic champions Great Britain, the USA, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, as well as Czech Republic who will compete for the first time. Czechoslovakia did compete once before, in 1933, but 2016 will be the first time a Czech Republic team competes. This year the Dublin Horse Show has moved to 20th-24th July to accommodate riders competing at both Dublin and at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The last time the Show
moved to July was in 1992 to accommodate the Barcelona Olympics, a year that saw Ireland win the Aga Khan Trophy. Ireland are also in the hunt to retain their title from last year which they won convincingly with a round in hand. Irish Olympic rider Greg Broderick went double clear for that win and he and Rio-bound MHS Going Global will be at the Show, as will other Irish riders who are performing very well on the international circuit, including Bertram Allen, Denis Lynch, Cian O’Connor and Daragh Kenny. The Dublin Horse Show is one of the last five star events before the Olympic Games in August, and because of this a high level of competition is expected across the 14 international competitions as riders and horses get themselves up to speed. The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show is one of the centre pieces of the Dublin Horse Show; a pin-
nacle event for the Irish Horse Sport industry that is worth €700 million to rural Ireland and responsible for 13,000 jobs (Dept. Agriculture). The Show itself is worth over €45 million for the local economy and acts as a focal point for many people involved professionally and socially in equestrianism in Ireland. Teams competing this year: • Czech Republic • France • Ireland – winners of last year’s Nations Cup; won St Gallen Nations Cup, June • Italy • Sweden • Great Britain – reigning Olympic Champions; winners of Rome Nations Cup, May • Netherlands – current World & European champions; winners of le Baule Nations Cup, May & Rotterdam Nations Cup, June • USA – winners of 2014 Nations Cup
EU must give the South East a chance – Liadh Ní Riada, MEP SINN Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said she will engage in high level lobbying in Brussels and Strasbourg in support of the Three Sisters 2020 bid for European Capital of Culture designation. Speaking in Kilkenny where she met with Mr. Michael Quinn, who heads up the bid team, Liadh explained that she will meet with the European Commissioner with overall responsibility for the scheme. Liadh Ní Riada said: “The South East has so much to offer to visitors, to investors and most crucially to the people who live there. The Three Sisters bid sums up the potential of the region, as well as the creativity and human
wealth that can be found in Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford. “I will meet next week with the European Commissioner for Culture Mr. Tibor Navracsics in Strasbourg to put forward the case for the South East to be awarded the European Capital of Culture designation in 2020. “A decision will be made in mid-July and between now and then I will lobby at European level to raise awareness of the huge potential of the South East. “This bid is novel in its approach and impressive in its breadth. It factors in the cultural wealth of the South East, and weaves a tapestry that includes opera in Wexford, the craft tradition in Kilkenny and the high-
energy street performance that marks Summer in Waterford. “The team behind the bid have put together an ambitious programme that will use the Capital of Culture as a foundation for the development of a sustainable and vibrant cultural sector for the South East, ensuring that there is longterm benefit to any investment. “Success will not just mean an increase in visitor numbers, or greater access to the arts for locals, but it will bring strong investment in the South East and lead to job creation and economic growth. Following years of neglect from successive Governments it is now time for the South East to be given a chance.”